Definitions

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As used in this chapter:

  1. (1) “Deviate sexual activity” means any act of sexual gratification involving:

    1. (A) The penetration, however slight, of the anus or mouth of a person by the penis of another person; or

    2. (B) The penetration, however slight, of the labia majora or anus of a person by any body member or foreign instrument manipulated by another person;

  2. (2) “Forcible compulsion” means physical force or a threat, express or implied, of death or physical injury to or kidnapping of any person;

  3. (3) “Guardian” means a parent, stepparent, legal guardian, legal custodian, foster parent, or any person who by virtue of a living arrangement is placed in an apparent position of power or authority over a minor;

  4. (4)

    1. (A) “Mentally defective” means that a person suffers from a mental disease or defect that renders the person:

      1. (i) Incapable of understanding the nature and consequences of a sexual act; or

      2. (ii) Unaware a sexual act is occurring.

    2. (B) A determination that a person is mentally defective shall not be based solely on the person's intelligence quotient;

  5. (5) “Mentally incapacitated” means that a person is temporarily incapable of appreciating or controlling the person's conduct as a result of the influence of a controlled or intoxicating substance:

    1. (A) Administered to the person without the person's consent; or

    2. (B) That renders the person unaware a sexual act is occurring;

  6. (6) “Minor” means a person who is less than eighteen (18) years of age;

  7. (7) “Physically helpless” means that a person is:

    1. (A) Unconscious;

    2. (B) Physically unable to communicate a lack of consent; or

    3. (C) Rendered unaware a sexual act is occurring;

  8. (8) “Public place” means a publicly or privately owned place to which the public or a substantial number of people have access;

  9. (9) “Public view” means observable or likely to be observed by a person in a public place;

  10. (10) “Recording” includes without limitation an image or video;

  11. (11) “Sexual contact” means any act of sexual gratification involving the touching, directly or through clothing, of the sex organs, buttocks, or anus of a person or the breast of a female;

  12. (12) “Sexual intercourse” means penetration, however slight, of the labia majora by a penis;

  13. (13) “Sexually explicit conduct” means the same as defined in § 5-27-302; and

  14. (14) “State of nudity” means the same as defined in § 5-26-302.


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